Carrot Cake Cupcakes
I've been wanting to make gluten free Carrot Cupcakes for a while now. When I think of spring, I think of carrot cake and when I think of picnics and potlucks I think of carrot cake cupcake yumminess.
These little gluten free Carrot Cake Cupcakes are topped with my Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting, though if you're looking for a vegan frosting option, you could go with my Coconut Cream Frosting.
My younger son loved these, though the whole family enjoyed them as well. In the spirit of my own personal cupcake month, I present you with, Carrot Cake Cupcakes!
1 ½ cups blanched almond flour
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ tablespoon cinnamon
3 eggs
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
¼ cup agave nectar
1 ½ cups carrots, grated
½ cup pecans, chopped
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon
- In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, oil and agave
- Stir carrots and pecans into wet ingredients
- Stir wet ingredients into dry
- Scoop a heaping ¼ cup batter into paper lined
cupcake pan
- Bake at 325° for 18 to 22 minutes
- Cool to room temperature and spread with creamy cream cheese frosting
- Serve
In banana news, the website Endless Simmer has a great post called 100 Things to Do with a Banana, which features my Roasted Banana Coconut Ice Cream. If you have some bananas sitting on the counter and are looking for inspiration, head on over to endlesssimmer.com.
I will be teaching a gluten free cooking class at the Whole Foods in Fort Collins, CO at 6:30pm, on Friday, June 25th. For more information please see their online store calendar. You can register by calling (970) 267-9200 or by visiting the guest service desk at Whole Foods.
I also want to mention that last weeks Friday Freebie giveaway officially ends tomorrow (5/19/2010). To be entered to win a jar of Naturally Nutty Organic Pepita Sun Seed Butter just leave a comment on my YouTube channel and let us know what your favorite video is.
Posted on May 18, 2010 in desserts by Elana
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That is so funny! I almost made carrot cake cupcakes this morning myself! :-) Yours sound wonderful!
♥, Kelly
Any ideas for a dairy free topping for these cupcakes?
Thanks!
Thanks Elana -
Thanks for all of these yummy cupcake recipes. I love carrot cake. And I regularly use ripe bananas for dessert, whether it be my Quinnana Cookies or a fruit sorbet in my vitamix (banana and blueberries is a favorite). I also use coconut milk quite a bit when making my sorbet/ice creams.
YAY! thank you Elana! i will make these this weekend. i might try using zucchini too- i still have shredded in my freezer from last season's blitz!
and OH! i wish i still lived in Ft. Collins! are you coming to upstate New York any time soon???? :)
thank you for the yummy looking cupcakes. any suggestions for a substitution for the blueberries?
I was just thinking about you posting a Carrot Cupcake recipe, and lo and behold, you did! This is awesome; thank you.
Thoose look fabulous! Keep the muffin recipes coming :)
My favorite! With your coconut cream frosting these would be awesome!
I make carrot cake muffins with your carrot cake recipe from your book all the time. One batch makes 12 muffins and I use two mashed bananas instead of using the agave. They are spectacular!
I'm trying similar swaps in a lot of my cookie and muffin recipes. Bananas and applesauce are such a wonderful substitute :)
That sounds yummy. My creative 7 year old daughter and I are going to try this with some pineapple and candied ginger in the batter and some orange zest in the frosting. Can't wait!!!
your recipes seem great for my new cooking and baking habbits but when i print them they come out really small what should i do.?????:(
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Awesome recipe - definitely going to try it!
Our favorite, favorite, favorite! My 6 year old son told my 8 year old son when they came out of the oven: "man, you gotta smell these!"
I subbed honey for agave and olive oil (for baking) for grapeseed. I also piped the cream cheese frosting (made with cream cheese, sour cream, and honey) out of the clipped edge of a ziploc baggy. They looked so professional I am planning to make them for my oldest son's graduation party next month.
Yipee!
all of these cupcakes look delicious, but how about, orange cream cupcakes or maybe even pineapple upside down cupcakes or apple cinnamon cupcakes...there are so many endless flavors!
I love your site, Elana.!
I've only been eating gluten free for a year, now. I feel so much better.
However, I never gave up my carrot cake and adapted Grandma's recipe with
much success. I do want to try substituting agave or stevia instead of sugar for a friend of mine.We'll see how that goes...Thanks!
Carrot Cupcakes were my first gluten-free baking success - and one of my first posts. :) Near and dear to my heart. I love, love, love them and they're always a hit with everyone. Everyone who's baked my recipe loves them, too. I use less flour but the same amount of carrots and pecans and, of course, cream cheese frosting. What else would one use? Great minds, huh??
Saw that your book is still going strong. Congrats, Elana. You've worked so hard and deserve the success!
CRAVING cupcakes!!! I've been wanting cupcakes all weekend long. I think it's all your fault Elana! :-) And now, I think I'm going to head to my kitchen and make these RIGHT now!
Oh my goodness, these were fabulous. I made them last night and they were a big hit. I did add a few raisins to the mix and exchanged the pecans for walnuts, because that is what I had. Yum! Thanks for a great recipe.
I JUST LOVE YOUR GREAT WEB SITE !!!!!CONGRATULATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG, these look amazing and made with healthy things I can eat! Just found you this a.m. and I'm looking forward to perusing your recipes.
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Just found your website, and have already ordered your cookbook! I made these muffins tonight as my first attempt at gluten free baking and they are AMAZING! :)
Just made these and they're great. I kicked up the cinnamon a bit but no other changes. If you're a carrot cake fanatic like my wife and I are, you should definitely make these!